Plain and Unclear

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Plain

Plain adjective - Not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation.
Usage example: let me make my meaning plain
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Unclear is an antonym for plain in topics: clear, normal, ugly, unembellished, straightforward in speech.
Nearby Words: plainly, plainness, plaint

Unclear

Unclear adjective - Not expressed in precise terms.
Usage example: their suggestion for correcting the problem is a bit unclear
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Plain is an antonym for unclear.
Nearby Word: uncleared
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  • Seeing as how the David trilogy never shows his side of the story, it's unclear if he's really just plain ungrateful or if he's holding a grudge against the Animorphs for leaving his parents behind to get infested (and in Ax's case, for chopping off his dad's finger).
    Source: Ungrateful Bastard
  • Unsound Effect It's unclear how that sounds any different from just plain ol' screwing.
    Source: Unsound Effect
  • Little Bit Beastly Protagonist Mohandas has lizard scales, sexy sky captain Steel has catlike fur, Steel's assistant is a gorilla (unclear whether he's a human augmented into a gorilla, or a plain old gorilla, though), and one woman they meet is a Peacock Girl with peacock tattoos that fan into an actual peacock tail.
    Source: Little Bit Beastly
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